Posts about Maryland
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Prince George’s shouldn’t gamble public money on casinos
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker recently took a bold, yet controversial, step by identifying National Harbor as the one site where the county would support building a casino. Now, he should add an additional rule: any gaming deal must happen with no public subsidy. Maryland’s gaming law currently allows for only 5 video slot casinos throughout… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stimulating
DC streets get greener; DC very stimulated; Don’t drink on Metro; Tysons roads get more expensive; What kind of casino development?; Enforce the law; And… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The culture war comes here
Gay rights take step forward; Women’s rights take step backward; Put gentrifiers, not football players, at Res. 13; Simmer down now, DC Council; Council beefs up transportation expertise; Charter schools on the trigger; NO TAGS? $20,000 in tickets; The Tide rolls in; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gambling on the water
Las Vegas casino for National Harbor?; Bike and funeral parking lane; Why such acrimony over campuses?; Overestimated enrollment yields windfall; Wheaton vs. Bethesda south entrance; TOD? Really?; Haitian New Urbanism; Yet another streetcar study; And…. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: Why are Md. house prices down and Va.‘s up?
Housing prices in Virginia increase by 0.8% in 2011, but over in Maryland they dropped 3.6%, Bloomberg reports. Reader Matt asks, why? Bloomberg quotes consultant Thomas Lawler, who blames differing foreclosure practices, and the article’s lede compares the Maryland and Virginia suburbs directly, claiming they’re “a lot alike.” Coming… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not yet in the bag
Baker boosting bag fee; College Park TOD gets friendlier; Obama’s Metro cut “ominous”; What’s not passing Congress; Office cafeterias decline; NYPD knows little, does less; NYPD knows about bike tickets; TOD Walmart lacks T or D; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Millions
CaBi tops 1.5 million rides; Metro admits blame; Bill encourages complete streets; More seats for NoVa on transpo board; Old is the new green; One way around a height limit; And…. Keep reading…
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Morgan Boulevard Metro is the best site for the FBI
Prince George’s County has several Metro stations that could accommodate a new FBI headquarters. But to get the FBI, Prince George’s County needs to pick a site quickly. The ideal site is the Morgan Boulevard Metro station. In a prior post, I argued that the Morgan Boulevard station is an ideal site for a new regional hospital that the county, state, and the University… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s for transit?
Obama stiffs WMATA; Republicans for transit; Bethesda second entrance lives; From vacant lot to trendy market; Will Trump Post Office fail?; Property rights on the ballot; Arts fade downtown; How WMATA uses contractors; And…. Keep reading…
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To lure the FBI, Prince George’s must be more nimble
Prince George’s officials are eager to attract the FBI headquarters to a Metro site in the county, and it’s the right place for the FBI. But if they’re going to win out over a competing proposal by Fairfax County, officials need to move quickly and lobby for a single, appropriate site. On February 9, County Executive Rushern Baker signed a County Council resolution… Keep reading…